Orbital data centres could speed up innovation

Why not just build them in space? As data centres face rising costs, strained resources and growing political opposition, a number of entrepreneurs — Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Eric...

Everyone on news screens seems to have an angle these days

We’ve all got the same problem these days. No matter which news screen we are watching – or which news silo site our screen is tuned to — we...

WIC use drop is a warning, not a success story

For more than 50 years, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Programme for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) has been a critical lifeline for millions of pregnant and postpartum women, infants...

Donald Trump's policies

Cup programme

The potential sell-off of parts of FIFA’s World Cup programme seemed to be an odd idea and the link to the Trump family’s in-laws didn’t clarify anything but money...

SUMEA opens 12,000 SQM global trade hub in Dubai's JAFZA

SUMEA, the Dubai-headquartered international sourcing, procurement and supply chain group, has opened SUMEAWORLD, a nearly 12,000 square metre (SQM) global trade hub in DP World’s Jebel Ali Free Zone...

107-year-old Emirati man Abdullah Al Kaabi passes away in Sharjah

Emirati centenarian Abdullah Dhuha Askar Al Kaabi, who was born in Filli, Sharjah, in 1919, has passed away at the age of 107 after a remarkable life spanning more...

Dubai South fire caused by accident in workshop, says Civil Defence

Dubai Civil Defence affirmed that the fire which broke out last night in the Dubai South area was due to an accident in one of the workshops, which led...

VIDEO: Sharjah cafe wins hearts by serving free slushies to workers in summer heat

A café in Sharjah has earned widespread praise after offering free fresh red slushies to labourers working under the scorching summer sun on the Al Taawun underpass project. The...

Dubai Customs exempts e-commerce shipments up to Dhs1,000 from customs duties

Dubai Customs has affirmed that customs procedures for cross-border e-commerce have been amended as part of its approach to enhancing the competitiveness of the business environment, attracting investment and...